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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry. NEMA Helps Drive Transportation Innovation Advancements in electric vehicles are taking off. Manufacturers are producing vehicles in larger numbers, and the cost of their batteries is quickly going down. Meanwhile, population growth, traffic congestion, and the need for infrastructure fixes will motivate the manufacturing of smarter infrastructure systems and devices. But electric vehicles are a fraction of a Read more […]

This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry. Don Iverson, Midwest Field Representative, NEMA Late in the 19th century, America experienced a surge in technological inventions. Unfortunately, there also was a lack of standardization and safety for those innovations. In 1897, a group of like-minded people worked together to form an electrical safety Standard to address the expansion of electrical products. The result—the National Electrical Code® (NEC)—is Read more […]

This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry. Steve Griffith, Industry Director, NEMA The Port of Long Beach is the second-busiest container port in the United States. It acts as a major gateway for U.S.–Asian trade, occupying approximately 3,500 acres of land and 4,600 acres of water in the city of Long Beach, Calif. Each year, the port handles more than 7.5 million 20-foot container units with cargo valued at $194 billion.1 Photos courtesy Read more…

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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry. Andrei Moldoveanu, Technical Director, NEMA In preparation for the 2011 National Electrical Code®, a group of experts on electrical safety, including several NEMA Members, was asked to propose requirements for a new category of products called electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), popularly (and incorrectly) known as EV chargers. The EV industry was new, and there weren’t many safety Standards for the Read more […]

This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry. Bryan Mulligan, CEO, Applied Information Inc. Bryan Mulligan is the Chair for the NEMA 3TS Transportation Section. Connect with him on all things transportation at appinfoinc. com and listen to his talk show “TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan” on Business Radio X. One of the most pressing debates in the smart mobility sphere is the question of how to implement connected andautonomous vehicle (CAV) technology: Read more […]

This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry. Caption | Connected vehicles can help prevent crashes at busy intersections. Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Transportation With the advent of connected and autonomous vehicles, NTCIP 1202 v03 Object Definitions for Actuated Signal Controllers (ASC) Interface provides a standardized way to exchange data so that traffic control systems respond effectively to the presence or absence of one or more vehicles Read more […]